"To be learned about [the Middle Ages] is a ridiculous affectation in
any man who means to be useful to the present age. Down to this aera
let us read history: from this aera, and down to our own time, let us
study it." Henry St. John, Viscount Bolingbroke [1678-1751] (1735)
"Truth lies within a little and certain compass, but error is immense."
(1716)

"Vickie Elam White" <> wrote in message
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| Richard Smyth wrote --
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| > If one glances at a work like Hicks' on
| > Warwick or Altshul's on the Clares, one recognizes immediately that
| medieval
| > family history requires an understanding of collateral
relationships.
|
| I don't think the participants in this discussion dismiss the
importance
| of collateral relationships. I for one think that understanding the
| various
| relationships is essential. And that's one reason why terminology is
| so important. As someone else in this thread said, each field has its
| own language and those who chose to work in a field should understand
| that language.
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|
|
| Vickie Elam White
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